| 1. | \(v=\sqrt{\frac{kx^2}{m}}\) | 2. | \(v=\sqrt{\frac{m}{kx^2}}\) |
| 3. | \(v=\sqrt{\frac{mx^2}{k}}\) | 4. | \(v=\sqrt{\frac{k}{mx^2}}\) |
A block of mass \(m\) is moving with initial velocity \(u\) towards a stationary spring of stiffness constant \(k\) attached to the wall as shown in the figure. Maximum compression of the spring is:
(The friction between the block and the surface is negligible).
| 1. | \(u\sqrt{\dfrac{m}{k}} \) | 2. | \(4u\sqrt{\dfrac{m}{k}}\) |
| 3. | \(2u\sqrt{\dfrac{m}{k}}\) | 4. | \(\dfrac12u\sqrt{\dfrac{k}{m}}\) |
| 1. | \(\sqrt{\dfrac{k}{m}}x_m\) | 2. | \(\sqrt{\dfrac{m}{k}}x_m\) |
| 3. | \({\dfrac{k}{m}}x_m\) | 4. | \({\dfrac{m}{k}}x_m\) |